Creative Europe MEDIA 2027: Up to €200,000 for Video Games and Immersive Content Development
European game developers and immersive-media studios can now review the Creative Europe MEDIA 2027 call for Video Games and Immersive Content Development, reference CREA-MEDIA-2027-DEVVGIM. Applications close on 2 February 2027, at 16:00 Irish time (17:00 Brussels time). Funding is targeted at concept and prototype development—not at full game production.
Funding and project fit
The published support ceiling is €200,000 per project. Grants are awarded as a lump sum, calculated using an estimated project budget and a 60% funding rate; the approved amount can be lower than requested. Qualifying projects involve distinctive narrative games or interactive immersive experiences for commercial audiences, including PC, console, mobile and other interactive platforms. Storytelling must be integral to the experience, rather than confined to an introductory cutscene.
Who may apply?
The call is intended for eligible European video game production companies, XR studios and audiovisual production businesses. It allows single applications or consortia, subject to the detailed programme rules. A coordinating applicant must demonstrate a qualifying previously produced or developed game or immersive experience commercially distributed between 1 January 2024 and the submission deadline. Publishers acting only as publishers are not eligible. Applicants without the relevant European eligibility or track record should not assume they qualify.
What is excluded and how to submit
Activities in the pre-production phase—from concept through delivery of a first prototype—are the stated target. Work beyond that stage, including production after first-prototype testing, falls outside this call. Applications are made through the European Commission Funding & Tenders portal. The Creative Europe Desk Ireland page links both the formal 2027 call document and the official submission portal; these documents should be checked for the full country list, budgeting, administrative details and any relevant submission charges.
About the funding authority
Creative Europe MEDIA is the European programme supporting the audiovisual and interactive content sectors; the Irish Creative Europe Desk hosts an explanatory notice and explicitly directs applicants to the European Commission's official call document. Funding is competitive, and inclusion in this notice should not be read as an eligibility determination or promise of an award.
Official call and application
Information checked 22 October 2026. Check the official site for changes before applying.